Tobago U-18’s close gap on San Juan Jabloteh.

[Flex]

Tobago U-18’s close gap on San Juan Jabloteh.
By: Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Devon Drayton, Keith Williams and Keston Jones were on target for Tobago United, who slipped past VIBE CT 105 W Connection 3-2, in their T&T Professional Football League Under-18 Division match at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on Tuesday.
Tobago improved to 24 points from 12 matches, eight behind leaders CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh, who was on a bye. W Connection, who got its two goals from Matthew Bartholomew, remained third on the standings with 21 points, but with a match in hand against lowly National Quarries North East Stars.
Stars won for only the second time in 11 matches, 1-0 over United Petrotrin thanks to a first-half strike from Xavier Navarro at the Sangre Grande recreation ground. while fourth placed Defence Force (20 points) won by default from Caledonia AIA Fire.
Tobago also got by W Connection in their Under-16 Division, 1-0 via a goal from Jevon Morris to join their opponents on 21 points, 10 adrift of Jabloteh. Akeem Marshall scored to give United Petrotrin a 1-0 win over Stars in the second encounter while Defence Force Under-18’s also won by default from AIA/Fire.

Tuesday’s PFL Youth Division results:

Under-16 Division

North East Stars 1 (Xavier Navarro) vs United Petrotrin 0.

Tobago United 1 (Jevon Morris) vs W Connection 0.

Defence Force 3 vs Caledonia AIA Gire 0 - by default.

Under-18 Division

United Petrotrin 1 (Akeem Marshall) vs North East Stars 0.

Tobago United 3 (Devon Morton, Keith Williams, Keston Jones) vs W Connection 2 (Matthew Bartholomew 2).

Defence Force 3 vs Caledonia AIA Fire 0 - by default.

Current PFL Youth Standings

Under-16 Division

Teams P W D L F A Pts
San Juan Jabloteh 12 10 1 1 59 8 31
W Connection 11 7 0 4 35 14 21
Tobago United 12 6 3 3 24 13 21
Defence Force 12 6 2 4 25 18 20
Caledonia AIA Fire 12 6 1 5 24 29 19
North East Stars 11 2 0 9 8 54 6
United Petrotrin 12 0 1 11 3 43 1

Under-18 Division

Teams P W D L F A Pts
San Juan Jabloteh 12 10 2 0 46 10 32
Tobago United 12 7 3 2 40 22 24
W Connection 11 6 2 3 35 14 20
Defence Force 12 5 3 4 20 18 18
North East Stars 11 2 2 7 15 41 8
Caledonia AIA Fire 12 2 1 9 9 42 7
United Petrotrin 12 2 1 9 13 31 7Stokely Vale Football camp opened.
Tobago News.

Stokely Vale Sports Club developmental youth football camp, specifically geared for players 15 years and under got underway on Friday, July 16.
Sixteen players from each of the following areas, Plymouth, Whim, Black Rock, Bethesda, Les Coteaux, Franklyn, Golden Lane and Culloden are participating in the camp, which will run for one month.
The camp is unique, in that the players will be exposed to a holistic programme as they will not only be tutored in the skills of the game but are bein exposed to lectures on the Laws of the Game, Injuries and Treatment, Understanding the Game Better, AIDS, Drugs, Leadership and Community Projects.
Camp Coordinator Clive Licorish, former Revols Football Club manager, noted that the camp is one of the club's developmental project and they hope that players will filter into the club from the camp.

[spideybuff]

Question: Anybody know why the Tobago youth team is do well in comparison to the senior pro-team? 

[Tallman]

Question: Anybody know why the Tobago youth team is do well in comparison to the senior pro-team? 

According tuh Big Magician, Tobago Youths is a mix of youths from Superstar Rangers and Tobago.

[spideybuff]

Yeah tha's what I hear, is basically the rangers u-14 team from a couple years ago who had win everything in their age group and now mashing up all comers. How tha's work...u think they allowed to get drafted to the pro-team in a couple years or they will play for rangers in the super league or leave for any trini pro team once they leave the rangers youth ranks.
Is the FIFA law regarding compensation for youth players in force in Trinidad?

[Big Magician]

well you have to be in the pro leauge to play that youth competition....so with rangers not in the pro leauge.....obviously they did some deal with tobago to let the rangers youths compete at that level.....tobago utd funding probaly only keeping the seniors barley alive....and rangers always developing youths...plus fakoory refusal to go into the pro leauge...so...put 2x2 together...how united is that tobago team....just a name i guess....stokley vale, phoenix, and dem sides like they have the better talent....

[fivers]

Historically the Tobago youth teams always do well on the local football stage. We talking about the primary school level right up to the secondary school level. My guess is that they do better simply because most of the players play their trade all over the country and most of them going to BSC coaching school.